Brahm Prakash (politician)
Brahm Prakash | |
|---|---|
| 13th Minister of Agriculture | |
| In office 30 July 1979 – 14 January 1980 | |
| Prime Minister | Charan Singh |
| Preceded by | Surjit Singh Barnala |
| Succeeded by | Rao Birendra Singh |
| Constituency | Nangloi Jat |
| Member of the Lok Sabha for Outer Delhi | |
| In office 1977–1980 | |
| Preceded by | Dalip Singh |
| Succeeded by | Sajjan Kumar |
| In office 1967–1971 | |
| Preceded by | Vacant |
| Succeeded by | Dalip Singh |
| In office 1962–1967 | |
| Preceded by | Naval Prabhakar |
| Succeeded by | Vacant |
| Member of the Lok Sabha for Delhi Sadar | |
| In office 1957–1962 | |
| Preceded by | Constituency Established |
| Succeeded by | Shiv Charan Gupta |
| 1st Chief Minister of Delhi | |
| In office 17 March 1952 – 12 February 1955 | |
| Preceded by | Office Established |
| Succeeded by | Gurmukh Nihal Singh |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Brahm Prakash Yadav 16 June 1918 Delhi, British India |
| Died | 11 August 1993 (aged 75) Delhi, India |
| Political party | Indian National Congress, Janata Party |
| Residence(s) | Delhi, India |
Chaudhary Brahm Prakash (16 June 1918 – 11 August 1993) was an Indian politician, the first and youngest ever Chief Minister of Delhi and a freedom fighter who played an important role in the individual Satyagraha Movement launched by Mahatma Gandhi in 1940. His father was a famous landlord, Ch Bhagwan Das , they hailed from Shakurpur village of Delhi. Ch Brahm Prakash was known as Sher e Dilli or Lion of Delhi due to his fierce way of fighting for peoples rights. He became CM at the young age of 34 and was a 4 time member of parliament while also being the union cabinet minister for agriculture,food, irrigation and cooperatives.He is also known as the father of the cooperative movement and founded the NUBC and Ch Brahm Prakash Comittee.